maintenance CHEVROLET LUMINA 1993 1.G Owners Manual

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Table of Contents
Printed in USA
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Introduction How to Use this Manual ........................
Part I Seats & Safety Belts ............................ 11
Features & Controls ............................. 45
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems. ... 97
Your Driving and the Road ................ 117
Problems on the Road ....................... ’ 163
Service & Appearance Care .............. 191
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Maintenance Schedule ...................... 259
Customer Assistance Information mm.. 281
Includes “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 286
Service Station Information .... Last Page
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Using Your 1993 Chevrolet
Owner's Manual
Many people read their owner's manual
from beginning to end when they first
receive their new vehicle. This will help
you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this
manual, you'll find that pictures and
words work together to explain things
quickly.
There are nine parts with color-tabbed pages in this manual. Each part begins
with a brief list of contents,
so you can
usually tell at a glance
if that part
contains the information you want.
You can bend the manual slightly to
reveal the color tabs that help you find a
part.
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Part 1: Seats and Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains how to start and
operate your Chevrolet.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how
to operate your audio system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you'll find helpful information and
tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tells you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep
your Chevrolet running properly and looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you when to perform
vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tells you how to contact
Chevrolet for assistance and how to get
service publications. It also gives you
information on
Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: Index
Here's an alphabetical listing of almost
every subject in this manual. You can
use it to quickly find something you
want to read.
Service Station Information
This is a quick reference of service
information. You can find it on the last
page of this manual.

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SHOULDER AHEAD AHEAD
Orange indicates road construction or
maintenance. You'll want to slow down
when you see an orange sign, as part of
the road may be closed off or torn up.
And there may be workers and
maintenance vehicles around, too.
CANOEING SWIMMING
Brown signs point out recreation areas
or points of historic or cultural interest.
Shape of Road Signs
The shape of the sign will tell you
something, too.
An octagonal (eight-sided) sign means
Stop. It
is always red with white letters.
i"Y
A triangle, pointed downward,
indicates Yield. It assigns the right of
way to traffic on certain approaches to
an intersection.
A diamond-shaped sign is a warning of
something ahead-for example, a curve,
steep hill,
soft shoulder, or a narrow
bridge.
A triangular sign also is used on two-
lane roads to indicate a
No Passing
Zone. This sign will be on the left side
of the roadway.

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You really should not park your vehicle,
with a trailer attached,
on a hill. If
something goes wrong, your rig could
start to move. People can be injured,
and both your vehicle and the trailer
can be damaged.
But if you ever have to park your rig
on
a hill, here’s how to do it:
1. Apply your regular brakes, but don’t
shift into
P (Park) yet.
2. Have someone place chocks under
the trailer wheels.
3. When the wheel chocks are in place,
release the regular brakes until the
chocks absorb the load.
4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then
apply your parking brake, and then
shift to
P (Park).
5. Release the regular brakes.
When You are Ready to Leave After
Parking on a
Hill
1. Apply your regular brakes and hold
the pedal down while you:
Start your engine;
Shift into a gear; and
Release the parking brake.
2. Let up on the brake pedal.
3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear
4. Stop and have someone pick up and
of
the chocks.
store the chocks.
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
Your vehicle will need service more
often when you’re pulling a trailer. See
the Maintenance Schedule for more
on
this. Things that are especially
important in trailer operation are
automatic transaxle fluid (don’t
overfill), engine oil, belts, cooling
system, and brake adjustment. Each
of
these is covered in this manual, and the
Index will help you find them quickly. If
you’re trailering, it’s a good idea to
review these sections before you start
your trip.
Check periodically to see that all hitch
nuts and bolts are tight.

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about the care of your Chevrolet
.
This part begins with service and
fuel information. and then it shows how to check important fluid and
lubricant levels
. There is also
technical information about your
vehicle. and a section devoted to its
appearance care
.
part 6
Service & Appearance Care
Service ........................................................................\
............................................. 192
Fuel
........................................................................\
.................................................. 193
Hood Release ........................................................................\
................................... 196
Engine Oil ........................................................................\
....................................... 201
Air Cleaner ........................................................................\
...................................... 205
Transaxle Fluid
........................................................................\
................................ 206
Engine Coolant
........................................................................\
................................ 211
Power Steering Fluid
........................................................................\
....................... 214
Windshield Washer Fluid
........................................................................\
................ 215
Brakes
........................................................................\
.............................................. 216
Battery
........................................................................\
............................................. 218
Bulb Replacement
........................................................................\
............................ 218
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
.................................................................... 224
Loading Your Vehicle
........................................................................\
...................... 224
Tires
........................................................................\
................................................. 225
Appearance Care
........................................................................\
............................. 232
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
.................................................................... 239
Add-on Electrical Equipment
........................................................................\
........ 240
Fuses
& Circuit Breakers ........................................................................\
............... 241
Capacities and Specifications 247
Fluids
& Lubricants ........................................................................\
........................ 249
Replacement Bulbs
........................................................................\
......................... 251
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
.............................................................. 254
.. ........................................................................\
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Your Chevrolet dealer knows your
vehicle best and wants you to be happy
with it. We hope you’ll go to your dealer
for all your service needs. You’ll get
genuine GM parts and GM-trained and
supported service people.
We hope you’ll want
to keep your GM
vehicle all GM. Genuine GM parts have
one of these marks.
Doing Your Own Service Work
If you want to do some of your own
service work, you’ll want to get the
proper Chevrolet Service Manual. It
tells you much more about how to
service your Chevrolet than this manua.
can.
To order the proper service
manual, see the
Index under Service
Publications.
You should keep a record with all parts
receipts and list the mileage and the
date of any service work you perform.
See the
Index under Maintenance
Record.
I CAUTION
* You can be injured if you try
4 to do service work on a
vehicle without knowing enough
about it.
Be sure you have sufficient
knowledge, experience, and the
proper replacement parts and
tools before you attempt any
vehicle maintenance task.
Be sure to use the proper nuts,
bolts, and other fasteners.
II
“English” and “metri~’~ fasteners
can be easily confused.
If you use
the wrong fasteners, parts can
later break or fall
off. You could
be hurt.
If you try to do your own servic
work without knowing enough
about it, your vehicle could be
damaged.
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Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to
determine when
to replace the air filter
and the
PCV filter. See the Index under
Scheduled Maintenance Services.
PA I ITln N I
Operating the engine with
L L the air cleaner off can cause
you or others to be burned. The air
cleaner not only cleans the air, it
stops flame if the engine backfires.
If it isn't there, and the engine
backfires, you could be burned.
Don't drive with it
off, and be
careful working on the engine with
the air cleaner off.
If the air cleaner is
.+ a backfire
can cause a damaging engine fire
And, dirt can easily get into your
engine, which will damage it.
I To Check or Replace (L4 Engine): 3. Remove the air cleaner filter.
. Use a screwdriver to loosen the hose 4. Install the air cleaner filter, cover,
clamp.
Lift the rubber duct. wing nut and rubber duct. Be sure to
tighten the hose clamp.
2. Remove the wing nut and lift the
cover.

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2.2L L4: Adding Automatic Transaxle
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle Fluid (CONT.)
How to Add Transaxle Fluid:
Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to
determine what kind of transaxle fluid
to use. See the
Index under Fluids G
Lubricants. If the fluid level is low, add
only enough of the proper fluid
to bring
the level into the cross-hatched area on
the dipstick.
It doesn’t take much fluid, generally less
than a pint
(0.5 L). Don’t overfill.
3.1 L V6: Adding Automatic Transaxle
Fluid
Twin Dual Cam
3.4L V6 Adding
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
We recommend you use only fluid
labeled DEXRON@-IIE, because fluids
with that label are made especially for
your automatic
transaxle. Damage
caused by fluid other than DEXRON@-IIE
is not covered by your new vehicle
warranty.
After adding fluid, recheck the fluid
level
as described under How to Check.
When the correct fluid level is obtained’
push the dipstick back in
all the way.

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Service & Appearance Care
Manual Transaxle Fluid (CONT.)
3. Check both sides of the dipstick and
read the lower level. The fluid level
must be between the
ADD and
FULL marks. (Note: Fluid may
appear at the bottom of the dipstick
even when the fluid level is several
pints low.)
4. If the fluid is where it should be, push
the dipstick back in all the way.
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How to Add Fluid:
Here's how to add fluid. Refer to the
Maintenance Schedule to determine
what kind
of fluid to use. See the Index
under Fluids G Lubricants.
1. Remove the dipstick by flipping the
handle up and then pulling the
dipstick out.
Add only enough fluid to bring the
fluid level up to the
FULL mark on
the dipstick.
3. Push the dipstick back in all the way;
then flip the handle down to lock the
dipstick in place.
2. Add fluid at the dipstick hole.
Hydraulic Clutch
The hydraulic clutch in your vehicle is
self-adjusting.
When to Check and What to Use:
Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to
determine how often you should check
the fluid level in your clutch master
cylinder reservoir and what to add. See
the
Index under Owner Checks G
Services and Fluids G Lubricants.

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Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to
deterrriine' what kind
of fluid to use. See
the
Index under Fluids G Lubricants.
NOTlCE I
Vhen adding power steering fluid I
r making a complete fluid changc
-1ways use the proper fluid. Failul
to
use the proper fluid can cause
leaks and damage hoses and seals
2.2L L4: Checklng Pbwer Steering Fluid
3.1 L & 3.4L V6: Checking Power
Steering
Fluid
Wjn&h@d 'Washer
To Add:
Open the cap labeled WASHER
.FLUID ONLY. Add washer fluid until
the bottle
is .full.